As you read this post, I’ve arrived in my latest adventurous destination, the Land of Ice and Fire — Iceland! I’m visiting Iceland in partnership with the Iceland Tourist Board and Arctic Adventures. Our mission? To promote Iceland as an adventure-filled destination for solo female travelers and more. In terms of adventurous activities, Iceland is […]
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“Oh, I’m putting that on my bucket list!” I hear this all the time — from readers, from family members, from other travel bloggers. Each time, I’m thrilled to hear that someone has been inspired enough to dream of traveling there someday. But at the same time, I’m a bit apprehensive. Why? Because I know
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When you travel the world solo, you spend a lot of time talking to locals! And while I’ve met kind, hospitable, welcoming people in every corner of the world I’ve visited, some places are universally welcoming — no matter where you go, you’re welcomed as a close friend or even a member of the family.
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This April, I got to spend a wonderful week in the beautiful region of Umbria, Italy. This spring’s Travel Bloggers Unite conference was held in partnership with the Umbria Region Tourism Board in the town of Assisi. I absolutely love Italy. Italy probably ties for my favorite country along with Thailand, and I’ve spent so much
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If you’re going to Las Fallas, you’ve pretty much signed up to be surrounded by both fire and explosions for five days straight. Know this, and embrace it early on. And it’s not just ordinary fire — those crafty Valencians have figured out several diverse ways to bring more fire into the festival. Here are
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When the Sheraton Grand Hotel and Spa in Edinburgh, Scotland, invited me to check out their newly refurbished hotel for their #meetyouthere campaign, I had no idea what to expect. I’ve never stayed at a Sheraton in my life — though I did have my junior prom at a Sheraton back in 2001! In short,
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While I fly frequently all over the world, I’ve never had the chance to fly in a tiny plane. There are reasons for this: most of my flight destinations are highly conventional, and if I need to get somewhere random, I get there overland. It’s just as well. Some of my friends have flown in
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Readers, I have a challenge for you. I dare you to find me one person who saw Wedding Crashers and said to themselves, “You know what? That looks kind of lame.” Good luck — because everyone I know who saw that movie walked out of the theater bright-eyed and excited, saying, “I SO have to
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It’s been three and a half weeks since I returned to my home in Chester, England, after my month in Spain and Portugal. And those three and a half weeks have been far from relaxing — Dave and I just finished moving into a new house with our friend Collette. A word to the wise:
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“What I love about festivals in Spain is that they’re all ingrained in religion somehow, and their traditions have been passed down for generations,” our Busabout guide, Dax, told us. “Well, except for La Tomatina. That’s just a tomato fight. But the rest of them, they’re about religion.” Dax is right — and being in
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